Community, health, education & environment through gardening​

Lennox Community Gardens was founded in 2015 by a group of local volunteers interested in promoting the principles of:
Community spirit
  • Provide food security and ongoing access to affordable organic food for members
  • Provide a hub for people to meet and get to know their community
  • Offer a central outdoor setting for community events​​
Good health
  • Provide access to a diverse range of fresh, nutrient-dense food
  • Provide opportunities for exercise and staying active
  • Promote calm and an increased sense of wellbeing
  • Reduce exposure to chemical fertilizers and pesticides​​
Sharing of knowledge
  • Reconnect individuals with the source of their food
  • Encourage sharing of knowledge​
  • Demonstrate effective organic waste management techniques (e.g. worm farms, composting)
Environmental sustainability
  • Reduce food miles associated with transporting food
  • Provide habitat for wildlife
  • Enhance biodiversity
  • Encourage bees and other pollinators
  • Reduce soil erosion and run-off​
The Gardens occupy 3,000m2 within Ocean Breeze Reserve and feature nearly a 100 mainly exotic fruit trees (eg Sapote, Peanut Butter Fruit, African Peach, Sapodilla) making it unlike any other project undertaken in the Ballina Shire.
The community and visitors are encouraged to wander through and enjoy the Gardens. Herbs at the entrance are available to everyone to share.
Members communally maintain the orchards and vegetable plots and benefit from the organic fruit and vegetables they harvest.
If you would like to join us as a member please follow the Join or Donate link above or come along to one of our working bees to learn more about the Gardens.
Working bees are held on Thursdays and Sundays between 8.30 and 11.00am.
Member conduct:
Lennox Community Gardens is committed to providing and maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment, where all members are treated with dignity, courtesy and respect at all times, free from bullying, discrimination, or harassment.

As a Garden Member, you are asked to:
Where possible, participate in the maintenance of the Gardens in whatever capacity you are able to contribute towards an appealing and safe environment for the enjoyment of members, neighbours, the wider community, and to fulfil our lease commitments with the Ballina Council.
Adhere to the operating procedures and policies of the Gardens as detailed in the Members Information Sheet in the shed.
Discuss any ideas and initiatives for the Gardens with a Management Committee member.
Act in a manner that ensures your safety and the safety of others in the Garden; report any equipment damage to a Committee member immediately. 
Keep your personal contact information updated with the Secretary as needed for your membership application and do not use the personal information of any other member except as permitted.
Be cooperative and considerate of other members. Always act in the best interests of the Gardens and its members. 
Avoid conflict, and submit any grievances to the Committee, to be resolved in accordance with the Gardens’ process for resolving disagreements. 
Lennox Community Gardens is proud to acknowledge the Nyangbul people of the Bundjalung Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and tend our gardens. We recognise and appreciate their deep, ongoing connection to this Country and pay our respects to all First Nations elders past, present and emerging.